Airtel appoints new independent Board directors
By MYBRANDBOOK
Bharti Airtel has announced the appointment of PK Sinha and Shyamal Mukherjee as Independent Directors on its Board of Directors. The appointments are subject to approval by shareholders at Airtel's upcoming Annual General Meeting.
PK Sinha, IAS (Retd.), served as the Cabinet Secretary for more than 4 years before moving to the Prime Minister's Office. He retired from there in March 2021 after 44 years of continuous service to the nation. He has been a Government nominee Director in numerous major Public Sector Undertakings and is well versed with the principles of healthy corporate governance.
Shyamal Mukherjee is the former Chairman and Senior Partner of PwC lndia and was at the forefront of making PwC a future-ready firm. Shyamal began his professional journey with PwC in 1984 and became a partner in 1993. He held several leadership roles at PwC India, including Brand & Strategy leader and Leader of India Tax practice. Shyamal also serves as an Independent Director on the board of ITC Ltd and a member of its Audit Committee.
Manish Kejriwal, Lead Independent Director at Airtel would be retiring on September 25, 2022 on completion of his second tenure. Shishir Priyadarshi would be leaving the board with effect from October 31, 2022 to devote time towards his other professional commitments. D. K. Mittal IAS (Retd.), would be designated as Lead Independent Director with effect from September 26, 2022.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel said, "Airtel takes pride in having one of the most distinguished Board of Directors that is committed to high standards of corporate governance. These appointments are made with a long term view - to make the board future-ready, address the long term requirements of the Company and ensure smooth transition in key board positions. On behalf of the Board, I welcome PK Sinha and Shyamal Mukherjee and their valuable experience will add immense value to Airtel's growth journey. I also want to thank Manish Kejriwal and Shishir Priyadarshi for their tremendous contribution to Airtel."
SAP launches cloud services to help Indian scaleups innovate m
SAP at SAP unveils now "GROW with SAP for Scaleups," a new cloud service d...
Denodo and Sonata form alliance to unlock data-to-value creati
Denodo and Sonata Information Technology India Limited (SITL) have annou...
Google Play Store will now let users download two apps simulta
Google Play Store now lets users download two apps simultaneously. While a...
Google Pay has added "Open Wallet" shortcut
With the introduction of the "Open Wallet" shortcut, Google Pay has impro...
SAMSUNG INDIA ELECTRONICS PVT. LTD.
ATRIE TECHNOLOGY PVT. LTD.
AGGRESSIVE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING SERVICES PVT. LTD.
TP-LINK INDIA PVT LTD.
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Amitabh Kant
Amitabh Kant is presently the G20 Sherpa of India during its Presidenc...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Josh Foulger
Josh is the Country Head of India and MD of Bharat FIH Ltd (A Foxconn ...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Byju Raveendran
Byju Raveendran is the founder of edutech start-up Byju’s. Raveendra...
RailTel connecting every corner of India
RailTel is an ICT provider and one of the largest neutral telecom infr...
C-DAC keeps India ahead in IT & Electronics R&D space
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is the premier R&...
INDIANOIL helps reach precious petroleum fuels to every nook and corner of the country
IndianOil, a diversified, integrated energy major with presence in alm...
Crayon Software Experts India Pvt Ltd
Crayon helps its customers build the commercial and technical foundati...
FORTUNE MARKETING PVT. LTD.
Delhi based Fortune Marketing, An ISO 9001:2008 company, distributes ...
TECH DATA, A TD SYNNEX COMPANY
Tech Data Corporation was an American multinational distribution compa...